How to copy footage from Mini DV Tapes to your MacBook

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Camcorders are making a comeback and many of them run with Mini DV tapes - here's how to import them to your Mac!
Thanks to ‪@AllThings80s‬ for the video that helped me learn how to do this!
Watch his video here:
• HOW TO TRANSFER MINI D...
What I bought:
Apple Thunderbolt to USB-C (Thunderbolt 3)
Apple Firewire Thunderbolt to Firewire 800
Firewire 400 to 800 adapter
Intro music by ‪@jay2dee.809‬
#camcorders #videography #trends

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@easylovemusicvideos Ай бұрын

Thanks for making everything so clear! going to try it, as soon as I can get my hands on one of those firewire to thunderbolt adapters. I guess it'll be worth it in the long run.

@christinawatkinsyoutube 4 күн бұрын

@@easylovemusicvideos good luck! yes it’s good to have if you’re using this camera often

@milannech 9 күн бұрын

After not believing that the only solution is this complicated. It was indeed the only solution I came to at the end. So thank you :)

@christinawatkinsyoutube 4 күн бұрын

@@milannech Same 😭

@mylifeasjessio 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! You made this seem way less complicated than other videos!

@christinawatkinsyoutube 6 ай бұрын

I am so glad it helped! That is why I made it, because of the other unhelpful vids haha

@AydinProductionsLtd 4 ай бұрын

sadly they should make it easier with a cable going from mini firewire to usb-c rather than this cumbersome situation. In this day of tech we could find engineers to do this?

@filipbakic8871 Жыл бұрын

If you set some time aside to really dive in to the settings on your recording program, im sure you can find a better way to deinterlace the video in a way that makes it 60 fps, and who doesn't like 60 fps

@roadrunnerrickyray 3 күн бұрын

what about if you only have a 2015 MacBook Pro?

Ай бұрын

very nice video!!. Very informative

@aNYCdj 3 ай бұрын

bought a 2012 mac mini Catalina for $100 last year of firewire plugged it in loaded life flix and everything worked perfectly no extra cables or work around

@michelluccote 3 ай бұрын

I've had so many problems with life flix. It is buggy and amazingly unstable. It is causing me more work that it is worth. I'm on Big Sur so maybe that makes a different. lifeflix keeps making all my videos orphaned when I have to quit and restart it. Not only orphaned but the recovered video are in random order even if the order in which they are saved tells you the correct order. You have not had any of these problems?

@TroubleTimes 3 ай бұрын

Can you link the firewire to dv cable and the apple adapter?

@copeharder777 3 ай бұрын

The Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt Adapter has been discontinued it seems, on Ebay they are currently sitting at 130€+ (Don't buy the Firewire to USB Cable, it won't work) I will try the A/V-Videograbber Route, since most USB Ports in those camcorders are unreliable

@TroubleTimes 3 ай бұрын

@@copeharder777ty for the info! I tried the AVs on my camera (I have the same model as the video) and it doesn’t pick the audio even tho the capture card works properly and it does have sound when recording! The colors also come out very desaturated and it has more noise. That’s why I want to try this route! Ty again

@tedrutj1284 5 ай бұрын

what a beautiful things and memories

@johnking6308 Ай бұрын

It would be helpful if you showed us what the various connectors look like close up. What's a FIREWIRE CABLE? I have a lot of cables but do not know what they are called.

@birdierafael Ай бұрын

Google it?

@jampstudios3314 3 ай бұрын

Eu comprei hoje o meu primeiro macbook especialmente para editar muito material que tenho em mini DV e consegui tirar todas as dúvidas de importação com este vídeo!! Parabéns!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@antoniodbo 4 күн бұрын

Onde você encontrou o adaptador Thunderbolt 2 para Thunderbolt 3 (usb-c)?

@MrMaxSkorpion 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, this was super helpful! What version of MacOS was your computer using, and did you have to download any drivers or additional software to get your computer to notice your camera was plugged in?

@christinawatkinsyoutube 2 ай бұрын

Hi! Not sure exactly what iOS but this was filmed last summer and my Mac is updated regularly :) I just used iMovie which was already on there, nothing extra. :)

@AllThings80s Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shoutout 👍🏻

@LabourerEleven 7 ай бұрын

It will be good if you list or put a link to those Apple adapters

@gashtape 6 ай бұрын

i cant find one at all. looks like they are sold out everywhere :(

@christinawatkinsyoutube 6 ай бұрын

@@gashtape I have listed everything in the description! I am in Germany, here there adapters available but i cant tell you how it is elsewhere :(

@heledddavies3211 4 ай бұрын

Would this work with a jvc700x camcorder and a MacBook Air? This would be amazing if it did!

@moseedat 4 ай бұрын

Hey Great video, where did you buy the firewire adaptor from? I had a look online and people are selling them for crazy amounts of money. Seems to be a huge demand for them as apple has stoped making them. Also partly to the fact as dv cams are coming back in fashion.

@christinawatkinsyoutube 4 ай бұрын

thanks! I think I bought it on eBay, and yeah they are not cheap :( good luck!

@moseedat 4 ай бұрын

@christinawatkinsyoutube I been looking and they like £140 I remember them being £25 🥲

@mollymu1 Ай бұрын

Will this work with hi8mm also . I got an intensity shuttle but heard it won’t work with Mac Pro with M3 .Thanks

@gregoryhill1639 9 ай бұрын

Do you need to format the camera first to import the vids? I had a load of vids but my Mac didn't seem to think anything was on the camera ...

@christinawatkinsyoutube 6 ай бұрын

no, I didn't do that. hope you found a solution!

@gregoryhill1639 6 ай бұрын

@@christinawatkinsyoutube no, im selling it as ive not been able to figure anything out

@joshua_wagstaff 9 ай бұрын

Why couldn’t have you just got - Mini DV to FireWire 400 cable - FireWire 400 to usb C Would this not work?

@christinawatkinsyoutube 8 ай бұрын

hey Joshua, I couldn't find a Firewire 400 to USB C cable, this is why I had to do it like I did. If you find this kind of cable, for sure, try it out!! :D

@shanicecurtis18 4 ай бұрын

Hello, I have all the wires and have been stuck for hours trying to get iMovie to find the camera when I go to import? Any idea?

@christinawatkinsyoutube 3 ай бұрын

hi there, I’m sorry I’m not sure why it’s not working :( maybe try apple support online

@easymoney3225 Ай бұрын

did you ever find out, I as well have all these cords but iMovie can't recognize my camera

@ecinahs93 Ай бұрын

Apple did an update and there isn't many camcorders it is now compatible with. Was told to go through the list on the apple website but none looked like a camcorder

@user-ob1vk4wr5m 11 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for the video. I am about to do the same. Are you running an intel chip or the new M1 or M2 MacBook and also which macOS? Thanks so much!

@christinawatkinsyoutube 11 ай бұрын

hi! my Mac is MacBook Pro from 2017 with an Intel chip, and I am running on macOS Monterrey :)

@complicatedeggclips5635 4 ай бұрын

Hey Christina! I also have a very similar, if not the same samsung camcorder as you but I cannot get mine working... Do you have any tips? I used a FireWire 9-pin to 4-pin adapter to connect to my old 2012 macbook pro but it did not detect the camcorder :(

@christinawatkinsyoutube 4 ай бұрын

hey there, I'm sorry it's not working... perhaps your MacBook is too old? I'm not a Mac expert unfortunately, hopefully you find a solution in a forum somewhere :)

@muhddanial5789 4 ай бұрын

same here

@easymoney3225 Ай бұрын

Did you find a solution?

@TheMaan2008 5 ай бұрын

So, you think this is better than S-Video?

@HonestFred 4 ай бұрын

100% better. S-video is analog vs firewire is digital

@milbex 10 ай бұрын

do you need a mac or can u use any computer with a usbc port?

@christinawatkinsyoutube 10 ай бұрын

I am pretty sure you can do this on any computer, but I am not sure how :)

@gkoyt 8 ай бұрын

If you’re running a Windows PC, you’ll need a Thunderbolt port, there should be a lightning bolt icon next to it. It is not the same as USB-C, even though Thunderbolt(4) uses the same connector. (And if you’re not confused yet, that Thunderbolt port supports USB-C.) If you do have a Thunderbolt port, I believe there’s another matter with the processor you have, which I am not familiar with. Search “how to transfer mini dv” and see what’s been posted in the past year or two.